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** however, we frequently drop the "to", which remains implied in the sentence | ** however, we frequently drop the "to", which remains implied in the sentence | ||
*** so instead of "I gave a donut to the boy" we simply say, "I gave the boy a donut" | *** so instead of "I gave a donut to the boy" we simply say, "I gave the boy a donut" | ||
** another ex. "She gave the man grief" | |||
*** can also be expressed as "She gave grief to the man" | |||
*** the noun "grief" is what was given (direct object) and the noun "man" is to whom the grief was given (indirect object) | |||
Click expand for an example of multiple nouns as objects from [https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-practice-test-10.pdf CB Writing practice test 10, question 36]: | Click expand for an example of multiple nouns as objects from [https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-practice-test-10.pdf CB Writing practice test 10, question 36]: | ||
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